Legislation

Pre-Treatment Requirements

On the 30th October 2007, the Pre-treatment requirements of the Landfill Regulations came into force which meant that no waste is be able to be disposed of to landfill unless it can be demonstrated to have undergone a treatment process.

In most cases, it is likely that this will mean a reduction in weight by removing a proportion of the waste for recycling, whether at source or through a separate recycling collection or at a sorting facility.

Producer Responsibility

Producer Responsibility means the chain of production and supply has to take account of the overall environmental impact of their products becoming waste rather than it being left to the last holder or consumer to carry the entire cost.

The legislation seeks to ensure that discarded products are environmentally treated through recycling and recovery rather than disposed of to landfill.

Landfill Directive

The 1999 EU landfill directive applies various requirements to site types depending on whether the site is existing, new, hazardous or non hazardous. It forms the basis of much of our national legislation and targets.